Edgar Allan Poe

Elliot Engel

Oscar Wilde

Robert Frost

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

You’ll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

Simon Vance

various narrators

Stefan Rudnicki

Gabrielle de Cuir

Bronson Pinchot

Cassandra Campbell

Efrem Zimbalist

Stephen Fry

Arte Johnson

Roger Rees

Michael York

Christopher Cazenove

David Warner

Kevin McCarthy

Roscoe Lee Browne

Elliott Gould

Melissa Manchester

Jean Smart

Joel Grey

Michael Tucker

Alfre Woodard

Gregory Hines

Skyboat Media

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